Cheney on CNN: "I'm not prepared at this point to call for the impeachment of President Obama… that gets to be a bit of a stretch"
Posted on 07/16/2014 8:03:54 AM PDT by Bratch
I’m honestly surprised. I knew most Republican pols would disagree with her simply because of the politics involved, but I thought there’d be a few tea partiers in the House who sided with her on principle. As it is, unless I’ve missed something, not a single member of Congress is willing to say that Obama not only deserves to go but that the House should make a move in that direction.
First Cheney:
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Cheney on CNN: "I'm not prepared at this point to call for the impeachment of President Obama… that gets to be a bit of a stretch"
House tea partiers are cool to the idea too. Raul Labrador, who challenged Kevin McCarthy for majority leader last month, was especially blunt:
“I believe that Sarah Palin, who has given us good information on some issues, doesn’t have the burden of leadership right now,” Labrador said.“It’s really easy for her to go on Fox News and make statements that she doesn’t have to be accountable [for] to anybody but herself.”
Rep. John Duncan (R-Tenn.) said he worried that impeachment could be politically disastrous for Republicans in November.
“Every political analyst, almost, that’s really looked at this … has said that nothing would fire up the base of the Democrats more than an impeachment action, and also perhaps more importantly that it would turn off some of the independents who are right now leaning our way, ” Duncan said. “If you want to help the Democrats keep control of the Senate, this would be one way to do it, to start impeachment action.”
Other attendees at the presser were skeptical. Jim Jordan said he’s happy with Boehner’s plan to challenge Obama by suing him instead. Tim Huelskamp said Palin is echoing Americans’ concerns about Obama’s lawlessness but he feared that trying to impeach him would rile up Democrats and independents and jeopardize expected GOP gains in the midterms. (“So if you want to help the Democrats keep control of the Senate, this would be the right way to do that.”) Randy Weber went so far as to say that Obama deserves impeachment — but “it’s not practical, we don’t have the Senate.” Literally no one’s willing to endorse this idea, even guys like Huelskamp from solidly red districts who have nothing personally to fear by way of a backlash. Everyone on the Hill is on the same page — no diversions before November.
What about after November, though? If Republicans take back the Senate, 2015 and 2016 will be two of the most boring years on record legislatively. The only major bill with a prayer of being signed into law is immigration reform, and the longer the border crisis drags on, the less likely that seems. You could, in theory, try to impeach O next year with no fear of damaging any policy initiatives — except that the emerging GOP presidential field will be terrified of the backlash they might face at the polls in 2016. And even people like Weber who are lukewarm to the idea will end up arguing that it’s silly to try to impeach a guy who’s in his seventh year as president. Just ride it out, focus on winning the White House, and then undo his worst executive actions with a few penstrokes. Only a mass amnesty could potentially change that equation, I think. Which, given O’s interest potentially in baiting the GOP into trying to remove him, might just sweeten the pot for him in following through.
Once again, Palin is the one to lead us.
Everyone, even the “Good” conservatives are too scared to do what is right.
Even, very sad to say, and would vote for in a heartbeat, Ted Cruz is against impeachment.
TIME magazine is cherry picking words.
VP Cheney probably thinks conviction and indictment
might be more appropriate ... like 80% of Americans.
Don’t make me choose between you and Sarah Palin. It ain’t even close.
Obama is leading a foreign invasion.
What does he have to do to deserve impeachment/arrest?
Call for a tax cut?
Pubbies are afraid that Blacks won’t vote for them and will call them names if the GOP starts impeachment proceedings against Obama.
What they fail to notice is that Blacks aren’t voting for them and are calling them names already.
Cheney’s position is being used to pummel Palin.
I think there is a lot of natural overlap between the two.
In this case, I believe Cheney might publicly made a statement, supporting Palin.
Not calling for impeachment maybe, but reiterating his belief in her position.
The left, and the GOP moderates, and the media (I repeat myself) are all going hog-wild on Palin.
Cheney stand with Palin. Maybe not for impeachment, but stand in support of her.
Allahpundit/Hot Air always seems to get his jollies running endless stories in which the “GOP” distances itself from something Palin might say. Yet (for years) also always avoids making ANY post about Palin having given speeches or writing columns attacking things like the corrupt professional political class and the dangers of crony capitalism.
Trying to impeach him would prove GOP has no brain.
Accomplishes nothing except take every other issue - all of which hurt Obama - Border, IRS, Immigration, Economy, International Crisis after crisis... off the table.
He is impeaching himself (and his party) every day with his arrogance and incompetence. Why distract from that??
He is not getting anything substantive done in the last 2 years anyways and - what our primary focus should be - if we get the Senate, we can shut him down from more damage. More important, we can control the judicial appointments as the possibility of a Supreme Court opening before January 2017 is pretty large.
Some congressman, I don’t recall which, said a week or so ago that he thought the GOP “votes were there” to impeach Obama. I knew that was a load of hot steaming crap.
Having absolutely no conscience we know Osama Obama will never resign so,short of intervention by SCOTUS (and maybe not even then),we can't stop his Imperial Orders.But that doesn't mean that the nation's bleeding can't be stopped in January 2017.
All of these Republicans, from Cheney to Rove to Cruz, have calculated the odds and determined that more is to be lost by jumping on the impeachment bandwagon than gained.
Palin sees it differently. Could this be the start of a departure from the R party?
As I say often, if you don’t have a plan to take control of the GOP money and influence, you’re going to end up with a choice of Jeb, Christie, Romney, or whoever the party elite decide is going to receive their support. Either get control of the GOP or start a 3rd party and be prepared to work like hell to make it strong enough to win elections.
Not Labrador, Not Cheney.
Not a single one.
That could very well be true.But when "aiming" for the King one must be sure to do more than just wound him.The Senate will *never* vote to convict.Therefore an effort to impeach will only make him stronger.
"What doesn't kill me only makes me stronger"
Except polio.
Obama would love it.
“What they fail to notice is that Blacks aren’t voting for them and are calling them names already.”
And it has been that way for over 40 years. GOP = Gutless Old Pussies.
You don’t prosecute unless you have a REASONABLE chance of conviction.
I love Sarah, but do not agree with her on this issue.
Dan you are anything but right.
I guess that "burden" turns otherwise semi-competent crooked pols into 0bama loving, good for nothing, lilly livered cowards.
PS. If congress won't stand up and get rid of the biggest threat to this Country since Aaron Burr and Benedict Arnold, I've got absolutely no use for you and the GOP sure as hell won't get one red cent from me!
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